Age Undetermined: Ecg Anterior Infarct

“Mrs. Gable,” he said quietly, pulling a stool close to her gurney. “That indigestion you felt a few days ago. Can you tell me exactly when it started?”

“Well, I had to stop folding laundry to lean against the dryer. But that happens sometimes.” ecg anterior infarct age undetermined

Arun thought of all the patients he had seen—the ones who drove themselves to the ER with a “funny feeling,” the ones who called 911 for nausea, the ones who never called at all. The anterior wall of the heart, when it infarcts, doesn’t always scream. Sometimes it whispers. Sometimes it just stops moving, and the person goes on folding laundry, leaning against the dryer, waiting for a doctor to read a tracing and say: This happened to you. You didn’t imagine it. “Mrs

“You couldn’t have known,” he said gently. “But we know now.” Can you tell me exactly when it started

Mrs. Gable shrugged from the bed. “I’ve had worse back pain. You think I should have known?”